Translanguaging in EFL Contexts

A Call for Change

Michael Rabbidge (Hankuk University of foreign studies, South Korea)

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Routledge
26 March 2019

Sociolinguistics; Bilingualism & multilingualism; Applied linguistics for ELT; Primary & middle schools; Teaching of a specific subject

Series: Routledge Research in Language Education

The purpose of this book is to promote the value of translanguaging in EFL teaching contexts. To date, translanguaging has been discussed mostly in regards to US and European contexts. This book will examine the teaching beliefs and practices of teachers within a South Korean elementary school context to evaluate the practices of current teachers who use translanguaging strategies when teaching. This examination utilizes sociological theories of pedagogic discourse to discuss the consequences of language exclusion policies on the peninsula. Using these theories, it presents an argument for why EFL contexts like South Korea need to reevaluate their current policies and understandings of language learning and teaching. By embracing translanguaging as an approach, the author argues, they will transform their traditional notions of language learning and teaching in order to view teachers as bilinguals, and learners as emerging bilinguals, rather than use terms of deficiency that have traditionally been in place for such contexts. This book's unique use of sociological theories of pedagogic discourse supports a need to promote the translanguaging ideology of language teaching and learning.

By: Michael Rabbidge (Hankuk University of foreign studies South Korea)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 780g
ISBN: 9781138343139
ISBN 10: 1138343137
Series: Routledge Research in Language Education
Pages: 194
Publication Date: 26 March 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction: From the beginning Chapter 1 - Evolving understandings of language in the language classroom Chapter 2: The framework Chapter 3: Beliefs, identity and investment Chapter 4: Profiling the teachers Chapter 5: Translanguaging strategies of inclusion Chapter 6: Translanguaging practices of exclusion Chapter 7: Linguistic repertoires: their origins and impact on pedagogic discourse Chapter 8: Translanguaging’s call for change Index

Michael Rabbidge is an associate professor in the English education department of Hankuk University of foreign studies, South Korea. He graduated from Macquarie University, in Sydney, Australia, with a PhD in Applied linguistics. His research interests include bilingualism, translanguaging, language identities as well as reflexivity in qualitative research methodology.

Reviews for Translanguaging in EFL Contexts: A Call for Change

The critical sociological analysis, linking micro-classroom processes to larger socio-ideological issues; linking classroom interaction patterns to teacher socialization and teacher belief formation and change. These are new elements that will make this work a unique resource. Angel Lin, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong